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New River Notes Photo Gallery

A Collection of historic and current photos mostly covering the upper New River area of southwestern Virginia and northwestern North Carolina.

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Unknown - Blue Ridge Parkway358 viewsThis postcard from western North Carolina shows flame azeala along the Blue Ridge Parkway.33333
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Russell, Samuel Francis961 viewsThis photo was taken at one of the Whitetop Folk Festivals, and shows Samuel Francis Russell with one of his dulcimers. Courtesy of Judy Russell Powers.33333
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Farris, Lena551 viewsLENA FARRIS ON RIGHT / BERTHA ? ON LEFT AT THE ELWAY POST OFFICE.

PICTURE WAS MADE AT ELWAY, VA., IN RUSSELL COUNTY, AROUND 1931. ELWAY WAS NEAR ELK GARDEN AT THE INTERSECTION OF U. S. 19 AND VA. 80. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net


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Radford - New River Bridge892 viewsThis is a circa 1905 postcard showing the town of Radford, from the southside of the river.33333
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radfordhighlanderband1961.jpg607 viewsThis postcard image is from 1961.33333
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paperboy.jpg725 viewsThis October1941 photo shows a boy delivering newspapers to defense workers' homes near Radford, VA.33333
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Statesville - First Methodist Church410 viewsThis image is taken from a 1918 postcard.33333
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chathammfg.jpg535 viewsThis postcard from the 1940s boasts, "Chatham Blankets".33333
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bristolaerial.jpg620 viewsThis is from a circa 1940 postcard.33333
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ncgranite.jpg572 viewsThis ca. 1900-1910 postcard shows some of the quarry work going on around Mount Airy at that time.33333
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eyehospmtairy.jpg518 viewsThis is from an early 1930s postcard.33333
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wilkescampyard.jpg784 viewsThis circa 1910 postcard shows the camp ground for wagons travelling through Wilkesboro.33333
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